police, filled out a police report and explained what happened. this fedex driver told me, he pulled up to this home to deliver a package. a package for christmas. and when he was getting off his truck, a man came up from behind him. pushed him out of the way, the keys were still in the ignition truck, the man drove off with his truck and all of the packages still inside of it. there were at least 60 packages inside of that truck. fedex security team has been contacted and they are trying to track down that vehicle. however, that truck did not have a gps tracking device. now coming up a little later on this evening, we're going to try and get in touch with police and find out a little bit more about what happened. get a little more information, but for now the fedex driver who had this stolen car with 60 packages inside, says he would like to explain to all of the customers out there, he is very sorry because he knows a lot of

those people will not be getting those gifts for christmas. allie rasmus. a long time argument between the city of san francisco and the 49ers has come to an end. it was an argument with millions of the dollars at steak. now the question is will this agreement help keep the 49ers from moving to santa clara. david stevenson is live now in the city with our report, david. >> reporter: julie, today the mayor of san francisco told us the city and the 49ers have reached a tentative truce over the run down conditions here in candle stick park including the parking lot, luxury boxes and seats. >> 49ers, that is san francisco. >> reporter: 49ers fans at san francisco's oak greenburg's bar cheered news of the agreement. keeping the team here while they clean up the park. >> litigation goes away, the threat goes away. >> reporter: in addition to the 49ers dropping a maintenance

claim, the city will provide as much as $13 million in rent credits to help the team pay for repairs to seats, leaky luxury boxes and lumpy parking lots. >> a long time ago, we agreed to disagree. now we have an agreement and a frame work where we'll invest $4.5 million for next season in candle stick. which i can tell you every fan will agree that it needs it. >> reporter: the agreement will keep the 49ers here through the 2011 season. after that they can leave. >> the question is, can we keep them here. we want to tear that down and rebuild a new stadium. >> reporter: the hopes is the new stadium will encourage the 49ers from departing from santa clara. the city released a statement

today, it said -- we are pleased that our negotiations with the city of san francisco have resulted in a tentative agreement. >> i don't mind that park. >> reporter: now mayor newsom tells us the $13,000 will come from existing rent credits owed the team. along with $3 million in funds from the cities litigation account. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose's police say the a man was killed when a man slammed into a pole. the man was driving at a high rate of speed down south tenth street near east alma avenue just before 6:00 a.m. when he lost control. the driver was thrown from his car, another car dragged his body several yards down the street. parts from another vehicle was

spotted several blocks away. it is unclear tonight if the driver of that vehicle is being sought for hit and run. another unusual car accident is under investigation in san jose. a man in his 30s who plowed his car into a dental clinic is undergoing a medical examination this evening. the accident happened around 9:30 this morning on the 1700 block of hasra road. >> initial interviews with the driver of the vehicle who was a patient did not have a recollection of what led to the accident, what happened or what occurred before the accident. he was questioning us as to what we were doing there. >> reporter: the last thing the man remembers is driving the work. the driver had been a patient of that clinic. and crews are patching up a water break. the valves broke around 7:30

this morning creating a huge geyser at niagra boulevard. the department says the break did not affect any water customers and the geyser did not flood any near by homes or cause any road closures. the fbi has been called in to help investigate how a sewer pipe failed in marin county sending thousands of gallons of raw sewage into a near by creek. now crews are rushing to fix that problem before the water reaches the residential areas. jim vargas has the story. >> reporter: 200,000-gallons of

sewer water spilled. a contractor recently installed close to a mile of replacement pipe. but it's unlikely the contractor dumped the sewage water into the creek. >> the only other explanation we can come up with is a sort of malicious intent. black asphalt roadway, we're talking about thick pieces of rubber. some of them measuring 42- inches long, pretty heavy. >> reporter: only salespeople who live near by say the district -- some people who live near by say the crews may have acted quickly, but they say no one warned them of the spill. >> not until we saw it, until we noticed it on wednesday and specifically asked them is this raw sewage and they answered us

yes, we had no idea. >> reporter: crews say they posted sign and took other steps including stopping people on the street. >> there's people who didn't get the news, whether they didn't check the news, didn't see our signs, but there's no mechanism for us to tell every single resident. >> reporter: the system could spill again, but only if there is more than an inch of rain in this area between now and saturday afternoon. live in marin county, jim vargas. >> reporter: some key economic regulators released today, -- holiday shopping is crucial to the overall recovery. for a look at how that's going, we go to tom vacar who's at the great mall of the bay in mipedas. >> reporter: it's all about the numbers, example, there's 200 stores at this shopping center alone and they are all busy.

it's tough to find parking but it certainly can be done. and the stores are loaded with customers. three new bright and shiny economic indicators show that how well add things are, better things lie ahead. >> reporter: on the eve of christmas eve, the great mall of the bay is bustling. >> there's a whole lot of spending going on. people are buying lots of presents and i just can't believe how much they are buying. >> so far everything has exceeded expectation, so we are very pleased about the traffic, the sales in general. >> reporter: today the u.s. department of commerce reported consumer spending increased for the fifth straight month through november with this month not everyone concluded. >> we're seeing a more confident shopper now. even a month ago, consumers told us they spent about a

percent more than they did last year and they are spending more like 5.5%. >> reporter: but people we spoke to were not sure about all this positive news. >> i don't think that's true about california. maybe nationally but not california. >> it's going to take a long time to recover. the economy has to get a lot better. >> nobody seeing people hurting below. >> reporter: but even this truck driver sees improvement. >> we're hiring, because we're picking up accounts that other people lost. >> reporter: the third indicator, credit card issuers are increasing the credit card offers and incentives as they look to going back to

borrowing, something they got out of. home sales were down 10,000. and the labor department said today that the job market is showing signs of new life. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell to 420,000. that is the second drop in applications in three weeks. analysts call that a sign of modest job growth but they say that the number would need to fall to 375,000 to amount to a significant decline in unemployment. wall street closed the trading week flat after reaching two year highs on

wednesday. new numbers on home sales and personal income competed with steady unemployment. the dow ended up 14 points. the nasdaq dropped five points. and powerful rainstorms created a huge mess. we have fog to talk about. we had it this morning. more tomorrow morning as you travel around the bay. i'll show you which routes could be the foggiest.

the clean up is under way this evening from a series of unrelenting storms in southern california. can stadium will be ready for tonight's game between san diego state and navy in the poinsettia bowl. the stadium and parking lots were under water yesterday after two days of torrential

rainless. clean up is under way at the san diego river where it crested at its highest than in 28 years yesterday. >> we had a couple of neighbors trapped across the street. so my brother, my father and i were trying to get them into our house which was higher up. at that time i saw that my car was starting to move back ward. >> 1,800 homes remain without water in laguna beach. and in san bernardino county, rivers of mud poured through neighborhoods after two creeks there overflowed. the mud seeped into dozens of homes and damaged cars and trucks. a bridge also collapsed and 250 homes were also evacuated. the area was declared a

disaster area which opens it up for federal assistance. if you're headed to the sierra most mountain passes are open and there are no chain requirements on interstate 80 or highway 50 or 88. sections of state route 89 are closed due to avalanche warnings. here in the bay area, we had a nice break from the rain. in fact, we got to see some sunshine tonight. bill joins us now in the weather center to look at the forecast. >> sunshine, clear skies tonight. it's going to get cold. you knew that. and we're going to see more valley fog, we had some this morning but not much. up in black point we had fog. more fog will show up tonight and tomorrow morning. so traveling in the valley nights and morning will be kind of a bear. right now what we have is a jet stream that's focused north of us. it's kind of doing this. i'm going to put a system, there's a little bit of energy out here. that's going to slide into the

bay area as we move into saturday mid-morning. but it's going to stay offshore for a little while. so here's how it breaks down. temperatures outside right now, mainly in the 50s and 40s. it's kind of cool, and the foggy spots are going to come into the north bay. the dewpoints are in the 40s. dewpoint in napa i should check, i'll check in a minute but i think it's 45 degrees. so when it hits 45 degrees tonight, boom fog. dewpoint is the temperature. once that temperature is obtained you have fog. if there's enough moisture from these storms. with travel which is big right now, it'll be a little bit dicey especially in the central valley. we have rain back in the forecast next week. not similar to what we just saw, looking forward to it

getting here saturday afternoon, saturday night, sunday midday. let's look for fog in santa rosa, concord, out toward livermore and out beyond. rio vista and sacramento. most of the fog is going to be right out here and you know that. when i come back, we'll have the computer model out here. and also i'll have your five day forecast as well. so i'll see you back here. all right, we'll see you then, thank you bill. richmond police hope new photos and a $10,000 reward will help them find two gunmen who robbed a credit union. it happened on collins and curry streets. police say the two robbers pointed guns at employees and ordered them to face a wall as they stole an undisclosed amount of money from a drawer. anyone with information about

the case is asked to call richmond police. if you haven't finished your holiday shopping there's plenty of storms -- plenty of stores that will stay open all night to help you out. retailers do not want to miss out on last minute chances to lure you in. and many shoppers say it's a great way to avoid those crowds. >> you don't want to not give christmas gifts. the kids are looking forward to it and with the economy as hard as it is, it's hard during christmas. but the sales are luring us in. >> reporter: it is too late for online retailers to deliver gifts for christmas. this will be the best holiday

season for business in four years. bombs exploded two embassies in rome. tonight who's claiming responsibility for those attacks. >> and find out how recent tax breaks made by congress may make longer return filings next year. new at 6:00, charging for something that used to be free. where bay area residents are having to cough up fees to use area parks and why fewer residents may be getting access. and a measure to ban parties at certain venues and why some say it's going too far. and we uncover how the wet weather may not be the blessing you might think. >> tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

in rome tonight, all foreign embassies are on high

alert after two separate bomb explosions injured two people. italian security authorities are sweeping every foreign embassy for explosives. a mail room employee at the chilean embassy was injured. authorities say anarchists are most likely to blame for the attack. >> i believe this attack is not related to the recent false alarm we've had in the last two days. the researchers are following

an international plot. >> no one was hurt in those incidents. many incidents in italy have tightened securities in recent weeks to protect against what the mayor of rome calls a wave of terror directed at the core. and president obama where he's spending the holidays. the president's vacation comes as several key matters were successfully wrapped up in washington during the last legislative session. the president secured a victory with passage of a nuclear arms treaty with russia. and the repeal of service arms. and before leaving, the president tackled issues before the new year. that includes citizenship for undocumented college students. as carol han reports, that could give the dream act a new lease in life. >> we want higher education ♪

we want to serve our nation. >> reporter: christmas would be merrying for these students if the president would have signed a bill to send them on the path to college. earlier this month, it passed the house. >> it was a historic moment. it was the first time it ever passed any of the chambers. >> reporter: but the bill hit a wall in the senate where a few days ago, they did not have the votes needed. during his year end press conference, the president said. >> maybe my biggest disappoint was the dream act move. >> reporter: the question these students are now wondering, what's next? the president promised to go back at it in the new year. talking with republicans and addressing their concerns about the border. >> i am persistent, i am persistent. if i believe in something strongly i stay on it. and i believe strongly in this. >> reporter: in the meantime, california students who

recently came to dc are warning lawmakers of their ability to mobilize the hispanic community. >> we're going to continue to push until it's done. in a few years we're going to remember who voted for us and who voted against us. >> reporter: this week, president obama met with the hispanic caucus and told them that the immigration bill was one of his biggest priorities. taxpayers who itemize may have to wait until late february until they can file their federal income tax returns. the irs says it must reprogram its computers to deal with the new tax breaks that are part of the tax compromise passed by congress. deductions for state and local sales tax, some tuition deductions and deductions for teachers who use their own money to buy school supplies

will be affected. toyota has agreed to pay $10 million to the relatives of a chp officer who died in the crash of a run away lexus. the accident happened on a suburban san diego freeway. officer mark sailor, his wife, daughter and brother-in-law were all killed when their lexus es360 accelerated out of control, rolled over and burst into flames. the gas pedal got jammed under the car's floor mats. toyota later recalled the cars to replace the floor mats. it's considering a ten hour driving limit for long haul truckers. that will reduce the current limit by an hour. the federal motor carrier administration says it's accepting comments from truckers and others on the proposed rules for 60 days if they are accepted, the rules

will be made final next summer. targeting specific groups, who police say may be responsible for a fatal drive by shooting. santa clara county has decided to close part of a big popular san jose park and hiking trails, because there might be something dangerous in the waters, that story, next.

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residents in south san francisco urge their frustration with police after the second triple shooting. that shooting happened last night. six people were shot in all. two died at the scene and late

today, ktvu news confirmed a third victim died at the hospital. ktvu sal castaneda is near the scene now with more information, sal. >> we're hearing report that is that shooting may indeed been a feud between a san bruno gang and a san francisco gang. san bruno police left after meeting here with south san francisco officers. it was tense today in the south san francisco neighborhood be the shooting occurred. six people were hit in a drive by shooting. two died at the scene, a third victim died later at the hospital. one of the dead is 18-year-old gonzalo avaloz. avalos 16-year-old brother giovanni was also hit but survived. he says the police do nothing

but arrest and harass people here but they couldn't stop this from happening. ramon almost says avalos was a good and caring person who was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> it is overwhelming, but i'm just thinking of all the good memories that i had with my brother when he did live with me and when we were younger. >> reporter: today the coroner released the name of another victim, 19-year-old omar cortez also from south san francisco. the name of the third victim has not been released. at today's impromptu gathering, openly criticized the police. >> when are the police when you need them? when you need them they are not there. >> reporter: police say they are looking for three men driving an early 2000 chevrolet impala. a brown impala with at -- with tinted windows. they also say the shooting may have been carried out by gangs,

but they would not say if these victims were targeted. sal castaneda. pg & e is trying to determine what caused a power line to fall. it happened around 11:00 this morning on virginia drive. that's not far from highway 4. the energized wire came down on the pickup truck that was parked on the side of the road. no one was injured -- no one was inside that truck. firefighters had to wait about 30 minutes for pg & e to shut down power in the area before they could butt the fire out. neighbors say they heard loud pops. the amtrak station has been a popular choice among many holiday travelers inside california. >> right here. >> it appears amtrak has been growing in popularity, seeing a rise in ridership during this year's thanksgiving holiday.

a couple says, financial concerns convinced them to head to san diego instead of more exotic expensive places. >> costa rica. >> some where nice and warm. >> the flooded amtrak line in san diego is expected to remain close until monday. crowds of holiday travelers also crowded the airports today. officials say they have been busy all day helping people get to their holiday destination. despite the crowds, air travel in the bay area seems to be running smoothly tonight. we talked to officials in the past half hour at oakland, san jose and san francisco airports and all reported good weather and no delays in take offs or

arrivals. the quick silver park is more than 4,000 acres and has many busy hiking trails. a near by landfill accidentally dumped toxic chemicals into the cream in the park. >> reporter: we're here at one of the main trances to the santa clara park. and as you can see it's not really an entrance anymore as park rangers try to keep people out until they know for sure it's safe to go hiking or near the water. >> reporter: the parks department says there could be toxic chemicals, so until further notice the north section of the park and it's popular trails will be closed to the public. >> i'm kind of disappointed that i can't run through this area. i guess i'm just going to have to settle for the other streets

for jogs. >> reporter: the landfill run by waste management uses a system to extract methane from the garbage. that tank overflowed and dumped the products into the creek. >> there's a strong odor there, i detected it myself this morning, but i don't know what that odor is from, what chemicals. >> reporter: we did not detect any unusual smell and some hikers who did not realize the park was closed said it smelled okay to them. >> we actually stopped by the creek on the way back and we didn't notice anything. >> no smell at all? >> no smell at all. it was fine. the water look clean and fresh. the dog was playing in the water. so hopefully everything is okay but we didn't smell a thing. >> reporter: several hikers say they were disturbed hearing

about the incident. >> please comply with the closure. this is for the public safety until we can make a determine whether there's a hazard or not. >> reporter: waste management did not return our calls asking for more information. the parks department says it will keep this section of quick silver park closed through the holiday weekend. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the judge who stopped lethal injections in california in 2006 is set to tour san quentin's new gas chamber. jeremy hogel says he wants to hold a hearing sometime in early february. in an effort to determine whether the lethal injection procedure is constitutional. vogel says he wants to view the improvements firsthand before ruling on a case. >> reporter: caltrans fairs are about to go up, we'll tell you when and how much it's going to cost you. he may be a yankee but his heart is here in the bay area. the mayor league pitcher who returned home today to help put smiles on the faces of a lot of

people. hear how a recent incident involving actress lyndsey lohan may have caused an evacuation of the betty ford center.

caltrans riders can expect major changes on january 1st. fares will be going up 25-cents per zone. raising the fair from san

francisco to san jose by $7.75 to $8.50. caltrans will eliminate two trains, but will add baby bullet trains on the weekend with trains making seven stops instead of the 20 made by commuter trains. all of the changes are aimed to close a budget deficit. new numbers today show traffic on the bay bridge may be easing. the transportation commission says in the past fiscal year from july 2009 to june 2010, 38.6 million cars crossed the bridge. that's a drop of 3.7%. car pooling on the bridge has slowed by an even bigger margin. 4.2billion car poolers used the bridge. that's down 7% from the year before. the next time you are in traffic and you see a driver

whizzing by the shoulder, control your road rage. there's a new program going on where cars will be allowed to drive on the shoulder and exit park boulevard. the 72-year-old former two term governor, jerry brown will be sworn into office. the betty ford clinic in southern california where lyndsey lohan had a spat with a rehab worker is now under scrutiny with the state. the department of public health is conducting an investigation at the ford center. but the agency will not say whether the probe is related to

an incident involving lohan. the actress is undergoing court ordered rehab at that center. a worker who gave an on camera interview about lohan says lohan shoved her. lohan remains under investigation. newly released documents in the watergate show extreme interest in going after yankees owner steiner. water gate special prosecutor had a concern. steinbrener pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with the legal corporate campaign foundation to both president richard nixon and democratic

candidates. cc sabathia was back home today helping community groups. he and his wife amber are hooking up for cc's christmas caravan. it's like a home make over for vallejo programs which focus on infant, teen, youth and adult services. the group is delivering mattresses and pitching in to help with a number of projects including carpeting, painting and landscaping. >> i feel obligated to doing what i'm doing. from infants to women. i'm doing everything i can to help my community. >> cc's caravan is sponsored by sabathia's foundation. >> reporter: christmas time at one bay area mall is known for more than santa claus and shopping. it's also known for a mayor

tragedy that happened 29 years ago. we're talking about valley fog then i'm talking about rain as we get to the holiday weekend. i'll break it down and let you know exactly when you can expect showers to begin. charging for something that used to be free. where bay area residents are now having to cough up fees to use parts of the a bay area park and why fewer residents may be getting access. details of a plan to ban holiday parties at some venues. and we uncover how the wet weather may not be the blessing you might think. >> tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

the federal aviation administration effort to modify the nation's air traffic control system is being handed a set back. the report is especially critical of a computer program

that manages planes at high altitudes. the computer woes will force the atf longer than they wanted to. john sasaki takes us back to the night in 1985. >> reporter: sun valley mall was packed with shoppers comes down the home stretch. many are too young to remember what happened here, but some remember all too well. >> when i got to my car i heard the big explosion, there was stuff everywhere. >> we could see, you know, the stuff coming down and what not and it was scary. >> reporter: on that night, james graham was trying to land his beach craft plane at buchanan airfield across the mall. but conditions were poor. >> you couldn't see, i mean commented on contra costa

boulevard you couldn't see five feet ahead of you because the fog was so thick that night. >> reporter: the plane carrying graham and two passengers crashed into the mall at macy east. >> people were crazy, running through the mall. >> reporter: because it was december 23rd, santa claus was here posing for pictures with kids. the people standing in line were among the 77 people injured that day. dozens of people suffered severe burns. those who were there that night will never forget it. >> every holiday that comes by, i come to the mall, and i think about that. you can't help it, you live by the airport. >> reporter: some people that saw the crash feel lucky that day. >> i had just come out of macy's. went to my car and heard the explosion. >> just reflecting, i think wow, how lucky. unfortunately for the people that were here in the building

that night. >> reporter: federal investigators later determined that pilot error was the blame for the crash. i talked to some pilots off camera who said that safety measures instituted make it a significantly safer airport. coming up next at 6:00, more on that developing news involving a fed ex truck that was high jacked in the east bay this afternoon while making deliveries. also ahead, parents, teachers and students were all devastated recently when they received word their school was going to close. but tonight, something that doesn't happen very often. you might call it an early christmas present. plus, parks are supposed to be for everyone, but in one bay area city access is starting to come with a prize. >> reporter: a mayor development involving america's cup team may come just a week before the next race will be held. these stories and much more are next at 6:00. on to our weather now, i saw a little sun today but over

to our chief meteorologist, bill, seems like we're not out of the woods yet. >> the pattern is still fluid out in the pacific. there are showers headed our way. for the weekend, we've been talking about it but we got the break today. it was beautiful. we got a break and increased rain: there will be some valley fog in some of the inland locations. so be prepared for that. that starts tonight. you'll see by 10:00, there'll be patches of it. temperatures will be in the mid- 40s, low 50s. some where around 4:00 a.m. it peaks. that's the valley fog. it impacts you as you're heading to san francisco, everyone if you're going down by morgan hill and shooting out that way down toward hollister you will find some of that. that's sort of the story for tonight. as this next system tees up,

that's an active pacific system. five little spinners, those are all areas of instability. there's not a lot of moisture tied in with this but it's a nice little looking storm. here's how it breaks out. low clouds, and then you can see as we get into saturday, about 12:00 to about 6:00 it's raining. raining, windy, and winter storm weather in the mountains. we'll be looking at wind gusts up to 45. a little more wind, quick hit. not a gully washer. we're not going to see flooding. it's moving rapidly through. saturday at 8:00 a.m. then, get some stuff done maybe. all of a sudden there you are at noon, christmas day and it's raining. then it's raining right through the afternoon and here's the back edge of it. it lingering right into the mountains. i suspect sunday is going to look a lot like yesterday, remember what yesterday looked like with the scattered

showers. if you're making plans, sunday is your day. saturday is wet after 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. and a five day forecast, i think sunday is not going to be as bad as it looks but it's still a progressive pattern. we see more showers for tuesday. that's just the way it is. it's wintertime now and it's shaping up to be a wet winter as you know. 30% of rainfall. >> we've been talking about rain a lot. >> we have been talking about rain a lot. yeah. it was just an ordinary purse. but it was involved in an extraordinary incident that made headlines, and now that purse has just sold for $13,000. see how berkeley police officers are keeping alive a holiday tradition that has been doing on for years now. -- that's been going on for years now.

a purse made famous because of a frightening incident early this month has been auctioned off for a good cause. the purse was used by a florida school member to try and disarm a gunman who stormed a meeting on december 14th. wow, it sold for $13,000 on ebay. the money plus a matching $13,000 from the purse manufacturer will go to a charity run by the security guard who was shot by gunman clay duke just before duke turned the gun on himself. hundreds of needy east bay

families will have a much more festive christmas this year thanks to some big hearted police officers. >> we love this, we do this twice a year and we do it every year. >> members of the berkeley and uc berkeley police department spent the day assembling food baskets. the give away is an annual tradition started by police officers that rolled in their motor motor vehicles to raise money. the baskets will be delivered to 250 needy families all nominated by schools, churches and police officers who work the streets of berkeley.

there is much more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. should raised music events will banned from cal palace? some says the unfair. that story at 6:00.

change is good or is it. the plan to ban raves at the cal palace is not getting rave reviews tonight. what's being done to clean up a nasty spill and why the fbi has been called in to investigation. and students and parents may be celebrating more than just the holidays tonight. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the fbi has been called in to help investigate a sewage spill in marin county. they are bringing in the feds because the sewage spill was no accident. ktvu's jim vargas has been following this story all day and he brings us